Enterprises move to the edge, but the edge may not be ready
Summary
Now, the computing action seems to be moving away from centralized services out toward the edge -- embedded systems, sensors, kiosks, point-of-sale terminals, mobile devices, wearables, robots, the internet of things, you name it. An average of 35% of US computing resources now reside at the edge, according to estimates by IDG/Foundry, in a survey commissioned by Insight Enterprises and reported by Megan Crouse in TechRepublic. Also: These are the most in-demand tech roles in 2023 Industry observers agree that edge systems will increasingly do the bulk of information technology work. Real-time response time "is hard to achieve at scale with a single centralized cloud computing cluster," says Jeff Fried, director of product management at InterSystems. Also: Meet the post-AI developer: More creative, more business-focused At the same time, the edge simply may not yet be ready for all the computing power and data moving its way.
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